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Nationals Made Offer To Jermaine Dye

By Mike Axisa | April 12, 2010 at 11:01pm CDT

11:01pm: One Ladson source theorized that the Nationals considered $4MM a fair price for Dye, though the amount of their actual offer is unknown.  Dye told Ladson that he's received offers in the $1MM range, which is "a negative in itself, no matter what."

1:26pm: The Nationals made an offer to free agent outfielder Jermaine Dye according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson (via Twitter), however it wasn't enough for him to uproot his family. Ben Goessling of MASNSports.com says the two sides haven't had any discussions in some time, while Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post says that any future conversations appear unlikely.

We've seen Dye connected to the Nats before, but apparently the team is content with it's Willy Taveras–Willie Harris platoon. The Brewers have also expressed interest in the 36-year-old recently.

Tim took a look at why Dye was still a free agent a few weeks ago, as well as what he could do to change that.

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  1. frasco27

    15 years ago

    can dye play 1st base??

    if he can the mets should get him

    Reply
    • baconslayer09

      15 years ago

      You want him to play 1B. Him in the OF = disaster.

      Reply
  2. brianpboyd

    15 years ago

    This eerily reminds me of when Shelley Long left “Cheers” and waited by the phone for calls that never came.

    Reply
    • bomberj11

      15 years ago

      Nice reference, I thought that was hilarious.

      Reply
  3. willclarksgauchos

    15 years ago

    Dye and Dunn in the same outfield. Whaa?

    Reply
  4. flharfh

    15 years ago

    He’s gotten multiple offers over the off season. Sounds to me like the dude doesn’t really want to play, or at least, he only wants to play for the team/money of his choosing.

    It doesn’t work like that when you’re a creaky, defensively challenged corner outfielder.

    Reply
  5. bigmike04

    15 years ago

    Really did he just bring up that it not enough to money for his family, really how big of moron is he? 4million not enough, really anyone here would take 4million and be happy with it, the guy made 10.15 for 2 season with Chicago plus the 6.75 million option On October 30, 2006, the White Sox exercised their $6.75 million option for Dye’s 2007 season
    SO he tell me that the money their offering is just not enough come on.. Just retired for crying out loud and get real job..

    Reply
  6. baconslayer09

    15 years ago

    Jermaine thinks way too damn highly of himself. He’s not worth a damn if he even touches right field. If he goes to an NL team, it needs to be at 1B. If he goes to an AL team, he can still bring good value as a DH. Boston could be a likely destination, hell, if he still doesn’t have a job by June, the White Sox can give him a call back.

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  7. quintjs

    15 years ago

    Oh please Boston wouldn’t want him. Can’t play the field.

    Lowell is projected to do this year what Dye did last year, and if you platoon Lowell/ Ortiz and Hermida at DH, you easily get better than Dyes production, Lowell hits lefties well, Hermida and Ortiz can hit RH hitters.

    Haven’t even mentioned Josh Reddick yet either, who could play in the outfield and give Cameron and Drew time at DH too.

    Just because Ortiz is playing badly DOES NOT mean the Red Sox need to sign a DH. We have plenty of guys on the roster that can do that.

    This however is something that isn’t talked about. Dye has earned 56million for his career, packing up and moving to Washington for 6 months for 1million dollars to play at the twightlight of your career for a awful team doesn’t sound worth it to me either. Maybe it isn’t totally about the money, but the money and the team. I bet you he would be more interested in signing for the Yankees or Red Sox for 1million than most of the teams he has gotten offers from, at least then he could win.

    Maybe he isn’t greedy but logical. Playing for the Nats would have to be a pretty miserable experience if you come from a decent team like Dye has. By the time you take away taxes and living costs – what is left doesn’t seem with the energy of moving, the stress and the total lack of enjoyment.

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    • baconslayer09

      15 years ago

      For Jermaine, it’s about pride. He doesn’t need the money. This is why he didn’t take the offers he got from the Cubs and Rangers. #1 He didn’t want to be a part-time player #2 He wanted to play the outfield #3 He was unrealistic about the offers he was getting and he felt offended.

      He doesn’t need more money, he just wants to finish his career out without making himself look terribly bad, meaning he wants to start and he wants to play defense. One of those is a reality, the other one isn’t unless he moves to 1B.

      Reply
  8. Ricky Bones

    15 years ago

    Everybody relax – Orlando Hudson has come to the rescue & figured out the true reason why Jermaine Dye doesn’t have a job yet. It’s racism.

    Thank you, Orlando. Where would we be w/o that pearl of wisdom & insight?

    Reply
  9. ifyousayso

    15 years ago

    if david ortiz continues to struggle he may end up a red sox

    Reply
  10. chetkincaid

    15 years ago

    Has anyone thought that maybe Jermaine Dye just doesn’t want to play that badly? I can’t blame the guy. Maybe he’s content with sitting on the sidelines at this point? In this day and age of bad contracts to horrible players, I have to commend him. Stay out as long as you want JD. You don’t owe anybody anything. Come back when YOU feel like it.

    Reply
  11. Comment_and_Chill

    15 years ago

    4 mill isnt enough. hahahahahahahahaha sorry moving on.

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